How to add author profile box below posts in wordpress themes

We use thesis wordpress theme.You could see an author profile box below every posts.The author profile box has several uses and is extremely important if you run an multi-author wordpress blog.So how to add the author profile box in the wordpress themes?its simple and follow the instruction below,

steps to add author profile box in wordpress themes:

1.In your wordpress admin in the appearance tab,click the editor and you will find single post(single.php).copy the below code and paste it before the comment section.(may be below <div><?php the_content();?></div>)

<div id="authorbox">
<?php if (function_exists('get_avatar')) { echo get_avatar( get_the_author_email(), '80' ); }?>
<div>
<h4>Article by <?php the_author_posts_link(); ?></h4>
<p><?php the_author_description(''); ?></p>
<p><?php the_author_firstname(); ?> has written <span><?php the_author_posts(); ?></span> awesome articles.</p>
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</div>
</div>

Note:change the links as per your need.

2.copy the below code and paste it in style.css.If you want to change the colours make the changes in this code.

#authorbox{
background:#EFEFEF;
border:1px solid #CECFD0;
width:638px;
margin:0 auto;
margin-bottom:10px;
overflow:hidden;
}
#authorbox h4{
font-size:16px;
color:#191919;
margin:0;
padding:10px 10px 5px 10px;
}
.authortext{
padding-left:100px;
}
#authorbox img{
margin:0;
padding:10px;
float:left;
}
#authorbox p{
color:#191919;
margin:0;
padding:0px 10px 10px 10px;
}
#authorbox h4 > a{
text-decoration:none;
}
#authorbox p{
color:#191919;
}

Now you have successfully added author profile box in thesis or any other wordpress theme below the posts.Have any doubts?Post a comment.Also see Adding author profile box in thesis wordpress theme